Tobacco-curing barn



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. R. JEWEL. TOBACCO CURING BARN.

No. 481.954. Patented Sept. 6, 18 92.

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TOBACCO 0111mm BARN. No. 481,954. Patented Sept. 6, 1892.

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J OHN RILEY JEIVEL, OF JEWVEL, NORTH CAROLINA.

TOBACCO- CU RING BARN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,954, datedSeptember 6, 1892.

Application filed November 13, 1891- Serial No. 411,821. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN RILEY JEWEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jewel, in the county of Stokes and State of North Carolina,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-CuringBarns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tobacco-curing, and particularly to the classof tobacco-barns, and its novelty will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claims when taken in connection with theannexed drawlngs.

The object of the invention is to provide a portable tobacco-barn forsun-curing with a roof of canvas and means for rolling it, so that oneor both sides of the barn-roof may be covered separately or together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sun-curingtobacco-barn with sides and ends of alternate wood and canvas doors.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my barn, showing one side of the roofunrolled. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the said side rolled. Fig. 3is an end view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a top view of the tobaccosupportingframe. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the tobacco-supporting frame. Fig.6 is a perspective view of a modification of the barn.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts throughout theseveral figures.

The tobacco-supporting frame A is con structed with corner-posts a,having ribs B fitted therein and cross-ribs b secured upon the ribs B atintervals, so as to allow the sun to shine through the several ribs onthe tobacco placed upon the said ribs. The frame A is surrounded by acasing or skeleton frame B, but not attaohed thereto, formed of side andend doors 0 G and D D, respectively, hinged to the portions 0 and d,secured to the posts a, and one or both doors of said sides and ends areconstructed with a wooden frame and a main body of canvas, as shown; butthey are preferably used alternately-that is, one canvas door 0 and onewooden door 0 upon each side, and one canvas door D and one wooden doorD upon each end. The skeleton frame B may or may nothave a floor. Bythis construction of the two frames they can be made readily, separatedand transported,

and put together without expense, as Well as saving much time and labor.

The frame forthe canvas roof is constructed in the usual manner and ispart of the skeleton frame, having closed ends and a ridge-pole E, towhich is attached one end of the canvas roofing F of one side of theroof, the other end of the canvas F being secured to the cave of theroof-frame by hooking it over pins or hooks 11 of the frame when it isintended not to be rolled. One end of the canvas G on the other side ofthe roof is also secured to the ridgepole E, while its other end isprovided with a rod 6, and upon each end of this rod is secured a smalldrum or roller H, having the cord or rope f secured thereto and woundabout them. These ropes fextend down to the ground, and by pulling themthey are unwound from the drums H, at the same time winding the canvas Gupon the rod euntil it reaches the top of the roof. The weight of therod 6 will unwind the canvas G after the rod 6 is started from the topof the roof.

As shown in Fig. 2,the doors may be made of some fabric materialsuch ascanvasor some fireproof as well as waterproof material by simply tackingor otherwise securing it to the frame h of the doors. Suitable buttons gare secured to one side of the doors, so as to hold one or both of themclosed.

Although I have shown and described only one-half of the roofing securedto a rollingrod, both sides may be thus constructed. Though the doors onone side only have been shown of canvas, all the doors may be thusconstructed.

By the foregoing-described construction of the roof the effect of thesun upon the tobacco may be varied by rolling one or both sides of theroofing up separately or together and exposing the tobacco to the directrays of the sun, or in inclement weather both sides may be unrolled at amoments notice, thus affording great protection to the tobacco.

By having the side and end doors hinged and every other door being-made' of canvas the same advantage is derived from the sun as in thecanvas roofing, for it is sometimes necessary to have'less sun upon partof the tobacco contained in the barn than the other part, in which casethe canvas door is sufficient to shield a particular portion of thetobacco, whereas if the solid wooden door he closed it would shut ofitoo much sun.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is i 1. The tobacco-supporting frame,incombination with the skeleton frame having alternate doors of canvas andwood, the canvas roofing secured to the ridge-pole of the skeletonframe, and the roll-rod to which the free end of the said canvas roofingon one side of the roof is attached, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The roll-rod, the ridge-pole, the drums H, secured to the ends ofsaid rod, and the canvas roofing having one end secured to the ridgepoleand the other end attached to the rollrod, in combination with theropesf, secured to the said drums and wound thereon by means of thecanvas roof unrolling from the roll-rod, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. In a tobacconuring barn, the skeleton frame and thetobacco-supporting frame surrounded by the skeleton frame, but not attached thereto, said skeleton frame having upon each side and end twohinged doors, one of canvas and one of wood, in combination with thecanvas roofing and means, substantially such as described, for rollingthe said roofing so that it will cover or uncover one or both sides ofthe barn-roof separately or together, for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN RILEY JEWEL. WVitnesses:

W'ALTER .V. KING, DEWITT V. CARROLL.

